2021 Laureates of the UNESCO Japan ESD Price announced

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2021 Laureates of the UNESCO Japan ESD Price announced

IAU attended the ceremony at UNESCO Paris during the UNESCO GC on 19.Nov

Congratulations to all laureates of the Unesco- Japan ESD Prize 2021 taking essential action for educating youth for a sustainable future:

  • World Vision Ghana (Ghana)
  • Media Development Center of the Birzeit University (Palestine)
  • Kusi Kawsay School (Peru)

The winners of this year’s UNESCO-Japan Prize on Education for Sustainable Development were chosen by an independent international jury from a record number of 115 nominations, submitted by the governments of 63 UNESCO Member States and ten organizations in official partnership with UNESCO. The core selection criteria were the projects’ potential for transformation, their innovative quality and ability to embrace all three dimensions of sustainability: the economy, society and the environment.

IAU Member Birzeit University and it's Media Development Center are awarded for the project "Media and Information Literacy for sustainable societies .

Learn more: https://bit.ly/3oD5K48

Sustainable Development Goals

Sustainable Development Goal : Quality education
Associated university(ies) : 
University of Granada
11/26/2021